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You can think of it as Desert Golfing but in space, where the gravitation pull of the planets create some…",{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},"21137245","blairbeckwith","This is brilliant! I've put hours in to Desert Golf, and this is an improvement on every level. In particular, I find it much more relaxing that Desert Golf, which I think comes…",{"value":61,"source":62,"evidence":63},"First 10 levels free; about 1.99 USD in-app purchase to unlock infinite levels","commenter",[64],{"id":65,"by":66,"text":67},"21137137","spatulagames","Sure thing - that's a good point. I will add something to the store descriptions. The first 10 levels are free (and you can replay them endlessly). To unlock infinite levels,…",{"value":69,"source":70,"evidence":71},"Learning game development and making a first game","maker",[72,73],{"id":54,"by":11,"text":55},{"id":74,"by":11,"text":75},"21137268","Thanks. The goal of this project was to actually get something out there, so I deliberately set myself quite a small goal. I probably got \"80%\" of the way there in 2-3 weekends…",{"value":77,"source":70,"evidence":78},"About 2-3 weekends initially, then about 6 more weekends of polishing",[79],{"id":74,"by":11,"text":75},[81,90],{"value":82,"source":70,"evidence":83},"Unity",[84,87],{"id":85,"by":11,"text":86},"21136791","Yes, exactly. Have to pay $$ to remove that splash screen logo!",{"id":88,"by":11,"text":89},"21136784","Thanks! I personally wouldn't use Unity again. I've run into so much trouble and so many little bugs. 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I think you could have a lot of fun visually by giving the ball some trailing particle effects or some other creative coloration of the trajectory.…",{"value":120,"source":62,"evidence":121},"Hard mode is more fun",[122,126,130],{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"21139882","furyofantares","I loved Desert Golfing, and also love gravity games (Angry Birds Space is great, and Mario Galaxy is one of my top games ever) but I really wasn’t enjoying this until I read a…",{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"21141293","robertbalent","I was little frustrated in normal mode. But hard mode is so much fun.",{"id":131,"by":132,"text":133},"21137013","gorgoiler","Finished the demo and enjoyed the experience. Fun! Thank you! Some ideas that would have made it even more fun for me, though which might change the game too much from your…",[135,146,153],{"value":136,"source":62,"evidence":137},"Normal mode is too hard and unrewarding",[138,139,143],{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},"21141414","Waterluvian","Feedback: It says any level can be beaten in one shot. Okay challenge accepted. Give me a quick way to reset if my first shot fails. (or if there is, make it more obvious please)…",{"id":144,"by":11,"text":145},"21139995","Yeah, perhaps it is a bit too hard for a mass appeal. I'll have a think about what I can tweak. :)",{"value":147,"source":62,"evidence":148},"No reset option and shot count not reset",[149,150],{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},{"id":151,"by":11,"text":152},"21141426","What you're looking for is \"Hard Mode\" which you can access in the menu. Good luck ;) As for the reset not resetting the shot count: that would be too easy!",{"value":154,"source":62,"evidence":155},"Uses in-app purchases, unclear before install",[156],{"id":157,"by":158,"text":159},"21137088","choward","I don't usually install apps (especially games) with in app purchases. The only time I sometimes do is when I know what they are up front. Can you explain what the in app…",[161,170,176,183,191],{"value":162,"source":62,"evidence":163},"Ghost arrow showing previous shot",[164,165,166],{"id":131,"by":132,"text":133},{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},{"id":167,"by":168,"text":169},"21140556","LoSboccacc","why no portrait? it also wouldn't be bad to have the previous launch vector shown",{"value":171,"source":62,"evidence":172},"Replay shot feature",[173],{"id":174,"by":141,"text":175},"21141545","Yeah by all means you don't have to implement what everyone suggests. Another suggestion: replay shot.i just had a hilariously roundabout hole in one. I wish i could replay it to…",{"value":177,"source":62,"evidence":178},"Leaderboard for sharing scores",[179],{"id":180,"by":181,"text":182},"21136574","thescribbblr","I think a leaderboard feature would be awesome an a way to share the score with friends",{"value":184,"source":62,"evidence":185},"Trajectory trail on the ball",[186,190],{"id":187,"by":188,"text":189},"21148065","kid_cubi","That's really neat !! :) You should add a trail to the golf ball so we can see its trajectory.",{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},{"value":192,"source":62,"evidence":193},"Sound toggle that mutes effects too",[194],{"id":195,"by":196,"text":197},"21137327","randrews","This is a great game! One request: there's a way to turn off the music but the sound effects keep playing. Could you make that button turn off all sound, not just the music? 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